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Well, then, there’s also one for diagnostics of complex avionics, WTFIIDN (What The * Is It Doing Now)
BUMPFFAILDH – this is what I learned as downwind checks on an Arrow:
Brakes (off)
Undercarriage (Down)
Mixture (rich)
Prop (forward)
Fuel – fullest tank, pump on
Flaps – first stage
Alternate air – off
Indications – Ts & Ps green
Landing light – on
Doors – closed
Harness – secured (seatbelts)
Hasell I also extend with:
Height – sufficient to recover
Airframe – clean
Security – loose objects secured
Engine – Ts & Ps good
Location – free of
A – airspace
B – built up areas
C – control zones
C – Clouds
D – Danger Zones
Lookout – two clearing turns.
When flying the Arrow I would also use Reds, Blues and Greens turning onto final and when on final, call “Final, 3 green” whilst checking the lights. Some airfields which knew I was flying a retractable would call ‘check gear’ if you called Final and didn’t follow up with 3 green…..
I don’t use any. I follow ‘flow’.
Dave_Phillips wrote:
I don’t use any. I follow ‘flow’.
I tried that once, got a bollocking when doing a check flight because I wasn’t following a ‘clearly defined checklist’. An acronym was accepted as an alternative for a paper checklist but a flow wasn’t…. go figure…..
during the skill test or during a biannual training flight? On the ground or in the Air.
mh wrote:
during the skill test or during a biannual training flight? On the ground or in the Air.
On the ground, during approval check flight to rent an aircraft from a 3rd party (not biennial review) whilst setting the switches / gauges as part of the pretaxi checks; The instructor wanted either a) a checklist to be followed or b) an acronym. This was whilst I was flying an Archer 3 and later in the flight I also made the mistake of completing my after landing checks without referring to the checklist but using a flow from bottom to top…..
